H2O Posted Wednesday at 02:49 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 02:49 PM 1 hour ago, CAPE said: After getting chiggers on my ankles and multiple seed ticks in a place no man wants them, I always immediately shower or at least take a damp towel and brush down my legs and feet. Worse than normal this Summer. This morning I put knee boots on to pull some weeds lol. Skeeters aren't bad but the Asian Tigers usually show up for the last third of Summer and into early Fall(second summer). Being a surveyor for 30 years I know all too well how bad ticks can be for where they like to hide. I could tell horror stories about ticks. I used to be more afraid of poison ivy than chiggers early on in my career. But as time went on and I got into places with chiggers frequently, I can say now that I would run thru fields of PI happily than get eat up by chiggers. Those damn bugs are the single most useless creature on earth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravensrule Posted Wednesday at 04:09 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 04:09 PM 4 hours ago, nw baltimore wx said: I just walked through my garden with a cup of coffee for about five minutes, came back in, and now my lower legs are itchy af. Summer here has a lot of annoyances. You sure it's not because of something you did late last night?. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolsheds Posted Wednesday at 07:57 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 07:57 PM My aunt said to use Johnson's & Johnson's creamy baby oil with Aloe----the green bottle. Have used it this summer before i go to work outside and it seems to keep the bugs away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted Wednesday at 11:15 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 11:15 PM 11 hours ago, CAPE said: All that digging and playing in the dirt you do, have you managed to avoid chiggers? I do a lot of the same stuff here(to a lesser degree now) and every time I have been lazy and not sprayed myself, I have paid for it lol. I try to do my 'playing in the dirt projects' in early Spring and later in the Fall for the most part. 8 hours ago, H2O said: Being a surveyor for 30 years I know all too well how bad ticks can be for where they like to hide. I could tell horror stories about ticks. I used to be more afraid of poison ivy than chiggers early on in my career. But as time went on and I got into places with chiggers frequently, I can say now that I would run thru fields of PI happily than get eat up by chiggers. Those damn bugs are the single most useless creature on earth Chiggers are straight devil spawn. Got me good 3 years ago. I didn't know much about them. An army got into my socks and it was 2-3 weeks of hell before it was finally over. A big bag of WTF. Hit me a few other times since and in areas that no man wants to get chiggered... pure evil... Ticks are off the chain everywhere and alpha gal is no joke. Our neighbor got alpha gal and hasn't eaten red meat in 4 years. Apparently it eventually goes away but F that ish. I'm taking no chances anymore. Premethrim on my shoes, socks, and work pants on the regular. Picardin or however you spell it on my skin twice a day. I like that stuff a lot. I hate deet. Picardin is the way. Works great and no stinky slime on your skin. Honestly, i have no fear of anything except insects in the woods. Friends ask about snakes and bears and stuff like that and I always say the only thing to worry about is insects. Take em seriously 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted Wednesday at 11:49 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 11:49 PM 33 minutes ago, Bob Chill said: Chiggers are straight devil spawn. Got me good 3 years ago. I didn't know much about them. An army got into my socks and it was 2-3 weeks of hell before it was finally over. A big bag of WTF. Hit me a few other times since and in areas that no man wants to get chiggered... pure evil... Ticks are off the chain everywhere and alpha gal is no joke. Our neighbor got alpha gal and hasn't eaten red meat in 4 years. Apparently it eventually goes away but F that ish. I'm taking no chances anymore. Premethrim on my shoes, socks, and work pants on the regular. Picardin or however you spell it on my skin twice a day. I like that stuff a lot. I hate deet. Picardin is the way. Works great and no stinky slime on your skin. Honestly, i have no fear of anything except insects in the woods. Friends ask about snakes and bears and stuff like that and I always say the only thing to worry about is insects. Take em seriously What brand do you use? I buy Sawyer on Amazon. Good Stuff but crappy pump spray dispenser. Super annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted Thursday at 12:24 AM Share Posted Thursday at 12:24 AM Friends, there is a Doppler on wheels at my conference and when I say I squealed when I saw it, I mean I SQUEALED, handed my phone to a coworker and the jumped in for a photo. 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebman Posted Thursday at 01:59 AM Share Posted Thursday at 01:59 AM Congrats Dale City! You guys have just eclipsed 32 inches of rain this year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebman Posted Thursday at 02:02 AM Share Posted Thursday at 02:02 AM 2 hours ago, Bob Chill said: Chiggers are straight devil spawn. Got me good 3 years ago. I didn't know much about them. An army got into my socks and it was 2-3 weeks of hell before it was finally over. A big bag of WTF. Hit me a few other times since and in areas that no man wants to get chiggered... pure evil... Ticks are off the chain everywhere and alpha gal is no joke. Our neighbor got alpha gal and hasn't eaten red meat in 4 years. Apparently it eventually goes away but F that ish. I'm taking no chances anymore. Premethrim on my shoes, socks, and work pants on the regular. Picardin or however you spell it on my skin twice a day. I like that stuff a lot. I hate deet. Picardin is the way. Works great and no stinky slime on your skin. Honestly, i have no fear of anything except insects in the woods. Friends ask about snakes and bears and stuff like that and I always say the only thing to worry about is insects. Take em seriously My left knee is getting better. Soon I will have to get on my knees and pull weeds for months and horrific Texas chiggers will eat me alive. I will have hundreds of bites all over. This will not be fun. I will wish I had been at Kerrville in Camp Mystic the night of July 3 asleep. I love that Guadalupe River so much, it hurts. Even more than I miss my friend A.B. I am DYING to undertake an truly EPIC walk up the entire Guadalupe just to get a damn good look at all the damage!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted Thursday at 12:04 PM Share Posted Thursday at 12:04 PM 12 hours ago, CAPE said: What brand do you use? I buy Sawyer on Amazon. Good Stuff but crappy pump spray dispenser. Super annoying. Sawyer bottles are awful. We buy the biggest sawyers on amazon and transfer into a good pump bottle that actually has a nice wide spray lol 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GramaxRefugee Posted Thursday at 01:19 PM Share Posted Thursday at 01:19 PM 48 minutes ago, Bob Chill said: Sawyer bottles are awful. We buy the biggest sawyers on amazon and transfer into a good pump bottle that actually has a nice wide spray lol Most of the mix-ur-own are petroleum based, (lasts better and stronger), but you can get water based, which we use for clothing: Martins Permethrin 10% (hope that's the right one) Unfortunately, it's a chore to mix a batch and do all the clothing, hang it in the barn to dry, etc. But, if you're the organized type, (I'm not), it's good. Also have a Sawyer aerosol can so I can quickly spray my boots and hat anytime. Lazy but convenient. Part of our aggressive tick management plan, started after wife caught Lyme disease some years ago. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted yesterday at 01:48 AM Share Posted yesterday at 01:48 AM Coolest end of conference party ever. On the outfield at Petco Park 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazzo83 Posted yesterday at 02:18 AM Share Posted yesterday at 02:18 AM Petco Park is def on the bucket list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted yesterday at 02:28 AM Share Posted yesterday at 02:28 AM 9 minutes ago, pazzo83 said: Petco Park is def on the bucket list. They have the infield blocked off but was able to get to about a few hundred feet behind second base. So cool. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted yesterday at 03:03 AM Share Posted yesterday at 03:03 AM Beautiful evening 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katabatic Posted 19 hours ago Share Posted 19 hours ago Best. Ad. Ever. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinceFrederickWx Posted 18 hours ago Share Posted 18 hours ago My 8-year-old had to draw a comic in his summer art class- it could be anything he wanted. He drew a story of a family getting their house struck by lightning, flooded and blown up by a tornado and hurricane, so they have to escape by rocket ship. Weenieism is genetic lol 3 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GramaxRefugee Posted 17 hours ago Share Posted 17 hours ago 1 hour ago, PrinceFrederickWx said: My 8-year-old had to draw a comic in his summer art class- it could be anything he wanted. He drew a story of a family getting their house struck by lightning, flooded and blown up by a tornado and hurricane, so they have to escape by rocket ship. Weenieism is genetic lol The rocket ship adds a nice touch. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted 16 hours ago Share Posted 16 hours ago 3 hours ago, katabatic said: Best. Ad. Ever. This is my favorite so far. 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted 14 hours ago Share Posted 14 hours ago One more flight and will be back in MD. Been up since 4am, awful layover in Austin. Hoping weather doesn’t delay my landing. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebman Posted 8 hours ago Share Posted 8 hours ago Congrats Dale City! You are leading the Nation in rain for the year so far!!!!!!! You passed 33 inches! I am jealous as all hell!!! All I have so far this year, is 26.3 measly inches of rain. I got 6.5 inches in a week but I wanted that 12 inch lolli SO DAMN BAD, I could taste it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted 8 hours ago Share Posted 8 hours ago 6 hours ago, mappy said: One more flight and will be back in MD. Been up since 4am, awful layover in Austin. Hoping weather doesn’t delay my landing. It’s suppose to be be better early next week. You’ll be here on Monday bitching and all of us will be saying how nice it is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebman Posted 7 hours ago Share Posted 7 hours ago On 7/15/2025 at 4:47 PM, Bob Chill said: Grabbed a couple garden pics this AM. Veggies consist of squash and zukes in the closest bed with the trellis and the other trellis bed in the distance is beans like scarlet runners and some cukes. Empty bed kinda hidden is potatoes in grow bags. We just harvested most of them and replanted. Smallish yields but bags are really easy to deal with when growing potatoes. Big long bed is killing it. It's actually 2 rows of plants with a string of peppers in front (jalapeno, Tabasco, shishito, nardello, poblano, Italian cherry) and a WALL of tomatoes behindlol. All kinds of tomatoes that I can't remember most of. Coyotes are my faves. I just eat them whenever lol. The rest are various heirlooms and nearly every plant is stacking up with fruits. We've had some pest problems but pretty minor so far. We had shit luck with tomatoes in Rockville. Always something like fungus, mildew, and blossom end rot. Down here is much more forgiving. Pretty sure it's cooler nights and low pollution. It's rare to have lows above 70 in the forest. Still gets hot AF during the day but the natural air conditioning of the forest is pretty amazing. Next year we'll have a 12'x24' greenhouse built along with at least triple the amount of beds. This year is experimental and it's far exceeded our expectations already. Incredibly satisfying Wow man I wish I could spend a week with you putting me to work learning everything you know. Forget meteorology. This stuff is far better! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted 7 hours ago Share Posted 7 hours ago 44 minutes ago, nw baltimore wx said: It’s suppose to be be better early next week. You’ll be here on Monday bitching and all of us will be saying how nice it is. I was bitching the minute I stepped foot outside at BWI. Home sweet home! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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